There are 5 ways to get from Limerick to Sofia by plane, car, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Shannon Airport
best- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SNN - SOF
12h 4m$71–199Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Limerick to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Sofiacar
46h 53m$477–1,203Bus
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Bachelors Walkbus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Linz/Donaubus
- Take the bus from Linz to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus
3d 14h$218–437Bus to Dublin Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DUB - SOF
8h 41m$83–201Bus to Cork Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ORK - SOF
12h 53m$96–291
Shannon Airport (SNN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Limerick to Sofia is to fly which costs $70 - $200 and takes 12h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Limerick to Sofia is to bus and fly which takes 8h 41m and costs $80 - $210.
The distance between Limerick and Sofia is 2674 km.
The best way to get from Limerick to Sofia without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 14h and costs $210 - $440.
It takes approximately 12h 4m to get from Limerick to Sofia, including transfers.
The best way to get from Limerick to Sofia is to fly which takes 12h 4m and costs $70 - $200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $210 - $440 and takes 3 days 14h.
Sofia is 2h ahead of Limerick. It is currently 6:00 PM in Limerick and 8:00 PM in Sofia.
There are 2158+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Limerick, Ireland and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Airbus France, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station via Bachelors Walk, Aston Quay, Navan Road Station, Dublin, Rădăuți, Linz/Donau, and Linz in around 3d 14h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–190
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–150
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–270
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–270
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Linz/Donau
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $19–24
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- tickets@airkona.com
- Website
- airkona.com
Bus from Linz to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $126
- Website
- Air Kona
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–522
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- $522
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